News Release

2017-01-09

Trump has selected Rick Perry to be his administration's next secretary of the Department of Energy. The National Institute on Money in State Politics examined Perry's past fundraising prowess: this three-term governor has reaped more than $10 million in contributions from those in the oil and gas industry. Read more in the Institute's The Money Tale blog, ''Oil & Gas Money Gave Rick Perry the Energy to Win in Texas.''